Gondolessa isn’t playing any kind of game here. Avians’ interests have been seen to…they’re kind of easy, as special-interest groups go. He just wants Penk’s coalition to work. Byron may not want the job, but he here demonstrates why he […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(Plato didn’t exactly say, “Those who do not seek power are most qualified to hold it.” But it’s a fair paraphrase.) Penk’s developed no small affection for his one-time mortal enemies, not least because they’re so consistently politically useful. It’s true […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
FB: “I mean, your wife and best friend are RIGHT OVER THERE.” We’ve got a few things to get to, here. In ascending order of importance: Clair showing a little humor in the last frame as we set up the issue […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Penk lists the others’ names in order of seniority–which here means how long they’ve been representing their people, whether they did it on the War Council, were Heads of Houses, or made their “debuts” here. Gondolessa was allied with Harky […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
To the surprise of nobody, Syr’Nj is more productive in retirement-from-adventuring than any of her fellows. She was already a government figure, ambassador, and scientist when she was with the Peacemakers. Now she’s got new frontiers to explore and the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
